Plant and Shrimp Stratum, For Fish Tanks, 4.4 lbs., 12693 | Aquarium Substrate for Planted Aquariums

This has become a standard in my substrates, I blend it in with gravel, sand, whatever type I'm setting up. Planted tanks are the only way I roll, fully bioactive, and (virtually) changeless system set-up; soil is vital to plants and plants are vital to the chemistry. I've 2 products from this brand and I'm not inclined to change unless a real good reason manifests to do so. Neither product is what one may call 'cheap,' but it's certainly worth the money, my aquatic plants are so healthy that some specimens are abnormally big and have been a challenge to identify. (some of my seed stock didn't have anything but Chinese on the labels, so I had to wait until they grew to get them identified correctly.) The success I'm having with my tanks seems almost uncanny given I'm still something of a "newbie," these are my first tanks, all are less than a year old, and to have nailed it on the complete and healthy ecosystem model like a pro is testament to how great the science is developed and disseminated - and to the quality of products. Soil is everything, whether in my garden beds, potted plants, or aquatics - same rules apply. As I've said many times already, my water quality tests are always so spot on that it looks like I'm 'cheating,' and this stuff is one of the ingredients achieving all that.

J’ai suivi les conseils des personnes qui disaient ne pas laver le substrat. C’est parfait, juste le tamiser. J’ai mis en eau avec une assiette pour éviter les projections du flux d’eau en allant doucement. J’avais peur mais c’est un véritable succès.

We purchased this product (3 2kg bags at 3-4" deep) for our 20 gallon planted shrimp tank. There was minimal debris in water after filling tank, we did use a barrier over the stratum as not to displace while pouring. Our tank has been running for several months now and everything is great! Plants are growing nicely and the moss is thriving! Our shrimp seem to enjoy digging through the little spherical substrate for food and have been breeding. The plants have all rooted nicely as well.

Español Muy buen sustrato nutritivo. Lo utilizo desde hace tiempo en mi acuario y estoy completamente satisfecha con el resultado. Los gránulos tienen un tamaño uniforme, mantienen bien su forma y no se deshacen fácilmente durante la instalación o el mantenimiento. Además, tiene un aspecto muy natural y queda perfecto tanto en acuarios plantados como en proyectos de aquascaping. Las plantas enraízan sin problemas y muestran un buen crecimiento. También me gusta mucho el contraste que crea con el verde de las plantas, ya que ayuda a que el acuario tenga un aspecto más limpio y atractivo. Como cualquier sustrato nutritivo, requiere un ciclado adecuado del acuario, pero en mi experiencia no ha dado ninguna sorpresa desagradable. La calidad ha estado completamente a la altura de mis expectativas. Sin duda volvería a comprarlo para futuros acuarios.

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